Gingerbread mince pies
These traditional fruit mince pies have added spice for a gingerbread taste. They make the perfect edible gifts for your loved ones this festive season.

Serves
12
Prep
30m
Note: + chilling, resting & overnight soaking
Cooking
30m
Ingredients
- 375g dried mixed fruit
- 1 small Granny Smith apple, cored, coarsely grated
- 2 tbs brandy or dark rum
- 2 tbs orange marmalade
- 1 tbs brown sugar
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- Icing sugar, to dust
Gingerbread shortcrust pastry
- 1 1/2 cups (225g) plain flour
- 125g, butter, chilled
- 1/4 cup (55g) brown sugar
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 1 Coles Australian Free Range Egg yolk
- 1 tbs chilled water
Method
STEP 1
Combine dried fruit, apple, brandy or rum, marmalade, sugar, mixed spice and ginger in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap. Set aside, stirring occasionally, overnight to develop the flavours.
STEP 2
To make the gingerbread shortcrust pastry, place flour, butter, sugar, ginger and mixed spice in a food processor. Process until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the egg yolk and water and process until mixture just comes together. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and shape into a disc. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 30 mins to rest.
STEP 3
Preheat oven to 180°C. Divide pastry dough into 12 portions. Roll out 1 portion to a 3mm-thick disc. Line 1 hole of a 1/3-cup (80ml) muffin pan with pastry disc. Repeat with the remaining pastry portions, reserving any excess pastry. Place in the fridge for 30 mins to rest.
STEP 4
Spoon fruit mixture evenly among pastry cases. Roll out reserved pastry until 3mm thick. Use a 3cm star-shaped cutter to cut 12 stars from the pastry. Top the fruit mixture with stars. Bake for 25-30 mins or until golden brown and heated through. Cool pies in the pans. Dust with icing sugar.
Swap me: if you prefer not to use alcohol, swap the liquor for orange juice.
Dietary information
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